akasa Elite (ak-cr02-bk) Card and sim reader

For this review I will be looking at a new product from possibly one of the best-known names in the computer hardware business, akasa. The product I will be looking at is the akasa elite, a card reader with a difference as it can also read sim cards and smart cards.

Before we take a look at the Akasa elite here is some info about akasa, taken from the akasa’s website.

The akasa Group was founded in 1997 with a management team experienced in Electronic and Electro-mechanical product development. Currently akasa have offices in London, Taipei, Rotterdam and Sao Paulo, Brazil and the akasa brand was launched in 2000; the name coming from a Sanskrit word meaning; atmosphere, space and the ether.

akasa have been at the forefront of the Custom PC revolution, beginning in 2000 with the introduction of Extreme Coolers, for the overclocking fraternity, quickly followed by aerodynamic round cables and PAXmate sound absorption kits. These akasa PC products are retailed through the leading on-street companies, they can also be found at the major e-retailers.

akasa now has outlets in Asia Pacific, Middle East, Northern & Southern Europe, USA and South America. We have a production facility in China and OEM many products for leading brands.

Akasa's famous blue and yellow style is instantly recognisable and the slogan “cool it with colour” was introduced in 2002 and is now inextricably linked to Akasa products. The Akasa cooler component range includes just about any type of cooling you could need from CPU coolers, case fans, low profile heatsinks and high efficiency coolers for the specialist market.

The Akasa product range also includes the modding components such as thermal efficient Case, Paxpower Ultra Quiet PSU's, stylish Integral and colourful connection cables and lights. These components are often to be found in award winning PCs. akasa’s client list includes many well-known names and major OEM system developers and board manufacturers throughout the world.